Damon walked up the steps to Elena's home, slowly. He knocked, and prayed that Jenna didn't answer. The God's were with him. Elena appeared and smiled.
"Useing the door now?" She asked. She thought he'd smile or smirk or roll his eyes, but he didn't.
"Come here." He said, taking her hand. Electiric shocks ran up her arm.
"I'm leaving." Damon said, not looking at her.
"No!" She yelled. "You can't!"
"I can. I am." Damon said, standing. "Calm down. I need you to do something for me."
"What?" She whispered through tears.
"Well, only you, Stefan, and Alaric know. So people are going to ask where I am."
"What do I tell them?" Elena asked, knowing that's what he wanted.
Tell em all I'm on vacation,
Say I went to visit friends,
That you ain't heard or seen from me in quite a while,
When they ask you where I've been,
Tell em I'm out on the west coast where it don't ever rain,
And that I'm probably doing fine,
"Say I'm on vaction, or went to vist an old friend I havn't seen in years. Say I didn't say goodbye, and that we havn't talked in a while. Or, say I moved to the West Coast because I got tired of rain.
and you're sure I'm fine."
Just don't tell em I've gone crazy,
That I'm still strung out over you,
Tell em anything you want to,
Just don't tell em all the truth,
Yeah don't tell em all the truth,
"Just don't say I've gone crazy, that I left because of you. Tell them anything that comes to mind, but Tell them the truth."
Tell em all I'm out in Vegas,
Blowin' every dollar I ever made,
Tell em that I must be into something bad for me cause,
I sure lost a lot of weight,
Tell em I'm out on the road with some old rock and roll band,
Living like a gypsy king.
"Say I went to Vegas, and lost all my moeny gambeling, drinking, and with women. Say I'm probably into some bad stuff because I've lost a whieght. Say I'm chaseing the dream and I'm touring with some band no one has ever heard of."
The truth is that I'm asking you to lie,
And we both know that it ain't right,
But if you ever loved me please,
Have some mercy on me,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
"So you want me to lie?" Elena asked.
"I know it's wrong. But, please, Elena if you have any room in your heart for me, please, don't tell themthe truth!"
"What's the truth Damon?" Elena said. "So, I know what not to say."
Tell em anything you want to,
Just don't tell em all the truth,
Yeah don't tell em all the truth,
I still need you,
Yeah that's the truth,
I still love you,
Baby that's the truth.
"That I'm in love with you." Damon said quietly, looking at the ground.
"You're leaving because of me?" Elena whispered.
"NO!" Damon said, taking her hands. "No. Because of Stefan. You two...I want you, he has you. If you two ever break up, call me. If you don't, send me a wedding invitation."
Elena nodded through her tears, that Damon wiped away.
"None of that, please. I'll vist, I promise. You'll be the first one I see. And remember you have something no one else does."
"What?" Damon took her hand a placed it to his chest. She looked confused.
"You're touching it."
"Good bye. Damon."
"It's not goodbye. It's I'll see you later."
Elena smiled and Damon stood and left.
